Our Team

Meet the YMCA's staff across all branches and departments. We're always here to connect with our members and community.

Our Team

YMCA of Greater Louisville Membership Branch Staff

Looking for a specific leadership staff member to help you? Then you've come to the right place. Check out our membership branch staff directory below.

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YMCA of Greater Louisville Membership Branch Staff

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Chestnut Street Family YMCA Staff

Chestnut Street Staff

Kamari Wooten, Executive Director
kwooten@ymcalouisville.org
502-657-6978

Colita Moore, Assistant Program Director: CDC and Before and After Care
cmoore@ymcalouisville.org
502-587-2110

Denisha Long, Sr. Director of Childcare
dlong@ymcalouisville.org
502-587-5523

DeVonne Sorel, Senior Director of Youth Development
dsorel@ymcalouisville.org
502-587-2118

Leah Mullaney, Sr. Program Director - Housing
lmullaney@ymcalouisville.org
502-587-2102

Kevin Wigginton, Senior Director, New American Welcome Center
kwigginton@ymcalouisville.org
502-547-9941

Kelley Luckett, Senior Director of Community Integrated Health
kluckett@ymcalouisville.org
502-398-2000

Kaylei Weedman, Sr. Membership & Healthy Living Director
kweedman@ymcalouisville.org
502-587-7405

Child Care Site Information:

Chestnut Street
502-314-8549
Denisha Long

Clark County Family YMCA Staff

Clark County Staff

Molly Prichard, Executive Director
mprichard@ymcalouisville.org
812-206-8093

Brady Faust, Aquatics Director
bfaust@ymcalouisville.org
502-206-4893

Kim Beard, Membership Director
kbeard@ymcalouisville.org
812-206-7023

Russ Schuman, Regional Facilities Director
rschuman@ymcalouisville.org
502-242-2892

Katie Evans, Teen Programs Director
kevans@ymcalouisville.org
812-288-2358

School-Age Child Care Staff:

Cassie Wells, Program Director
cwells@ymcalouisville.org
502-572-2613

Amy Wade, Payments Coordinator
awade@ymcalouisville.org
812-725-5624

Downtown Family YMCA Staff

Downtown YMCA Staff

Aleksandra Desanovski-Burns, Downtown Exec Director & Chief Administrative Officer
adburns@ymcalouisville.org
502-882-6670

Vinnie Edwards, Associate Executive Director
vedwards@ymcalouisville.org
502-242-2993

Jim DeNicola, Regional Facilities Director
jdenicola@ymcalouisville.org
502-572-2602

Hailee Kiser, Aquatics Director 
hkiser@ymcalouisville.org

Floyd County Family YMCA Staff

Floyd County YMCA Staff

Jeff Jaehnen, Group Vice President
jjaehnen@ymcalouisville.org
812-206-4891

Melissa Wilson, Associate Executive Director
mwilson@ymcalouisville.org
812-283-7671

Asia Rowan, Assistant Membership Director
arowan@ymcalouisville.org
812-206-4894

Julie Latimer, Healthy Living Director
jlatimer@ymcalouisville.org
812-206-4899

Michael Kragel, Senior Program Aquatics Director
mkragel@ymcalouisville.org
502-429-9534

Ben Hennegan, Aquatics Director
bhennegan@ymcalouisville.org
812-206-0688

Samantha Harris, Youth and Family Program Director
sharris@ymcalouisville.org
502-242-3013

Zion Stalling, Teen Director
zstallings@ymcalouisville.org
812-288-7182

Russell Schuman, Regional Facilities Director
rschuman@ymcalouisville.org
502-242-5539

School-Age Child Care Staff:

Vera McGhee, Program Director
vmcghee@ymcalouisville.org
812-206-4897

Amy Wade, Payments Coordinator
awade@ymcalouisville.org
812-725-5624

Northeast Family YMCA Staff

Northeast YMCA Staff

Brianna Howard, Executive Director
bhoward@ymcalouisville.org
502-329-4785

Jamie Miller, Associate Executive Director
jmiller@ymcalouisville.org
502-425-1271

Kathryn Gilene, Senior Membership Director
kgilene@ymcalouisville.org
502-814-7347

Lori Duckett, Sr. Healthy Living Director
lduckett@ymcalouisville.org
502-425-1271

Christina Faulkenburg, Sr. Program Director
cfaulkenburg@ymcalouisville.org
502-413-0759

Quincy Armstrong, Sr. Aquatics Director
qarmstrong@ymcalouisville.org
502-425-1271

Katelyn Bennett, Aquatics Program Director
kbennett@ymcalouisville.org
502-242-2745

Genesis Bishop, Aquatics Operations Director
gbishop@ymcalouisville.org
502-814-7369

Mandee Ashcraft, Sr. Program Director - Childcare & Family Activities
mashcraft@ymcalouisville.org
502-329-4792

Mick Warner Regional Facilities Director
mwarner@ymcalouisville.org
502-242-2756

Oldham County Family YMCA Staff

Oldham County YMCA Staff

Josh Ransdell, Executive Director
jransdell@ymcalouisville.org
502-222-3901

Kelsey Mcaleese, Aquatics Director
kmcaleese@ymcalouisville.org 
502-572-2649

Brittany Caple, Associate Executive Director
bcaple@ymcalouisville.org
502-222-3916

Meredith Wise, Membership Director
mwise@ymcalouisville.org
502-222-3904

Chris Gore, Sr. Facilities Director
cgore@ymcalouisville.org
502-222-9358

Christopher Cassada, Sr. Program Director
ccassada@ymcalouisville.org
502-222-9358
 

Republic Bank Foundation YMCA Staff

Republic Bank Foundation YMCA Staff

Freddie Brown, Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion, Global Perspective & District Executive Director
fbrown@ymcalouisville.org
502-813-8075

Kaylei Weedman, Sr. Membership & Healthy Living Director
kweedman@ymcalouisville.org
502-935-9622

Southeast Family YMCA Staff

Southeast YMCA Staff

Kristina Kluesner, Executive Director
kkluesner@ymcalouisville.org
502-242-2858

Shannon Keen, Membership & Healthy Living Director
skeen@ymcalouisville.org
502-491-9622

Brian Byrd, Regional Facilities Director
bbyrd@ymcalouisville.org
502-242-2862

Dacia Berry, Aquatics Director
dberry@ymcalouisville.org
502-413-0599

Southwest Family YMCA Staff

Southwest YMCA Staff

Jenifer Roberts, Executive Director
jmroberts@ymcalouisville.org
502-632-5300

Aprele Gaddie, Membership Director
agaddie@ymcalouisville.org
502-242-2669

Krista Davis, Aquatics Director
kdavis@ymcalouisville.org
502-933-9622

MaKayla Elble, Program Director - Childcare
melble@ymcalouisville.org
502-632-5303

YMCA at Norton Commons Staff

Norton Commons YMCA Staff

Karen Guttmann, Executive Director
kguttmann@ymcalouisville.org
502-413-0588

Josh Lewis, Associate Executive Director
jlewis@ymcalouisville.org
502-413-0553

Lisa Flannery, Sr. Membership Director
lflannery@ymcalouisville.org
502-413-0559

Kaelyn Wilson, Assistant Membership Director
kwilson@ymcalouisville.org
502-413-0591

Tiffany Casebier, Aquatics Operations Director
tcasebier@ymcalouisville.org
502-882-9622

Mychal Keys, Assistant Aquatics Operations Director
mkeys@ymcalouisville.org
502-882-9622

Nadya Badouan, Family Program Director
nbadouan@ymcalouisville.org
502-413-0561

Mia Cole, Assistant Family Program Director
mcole@ymcalouisville.org
(502) 882-9622

Paris Hammock, Assistant Healthy Living Director
phammock@ymcalouisville.org
502-413-0562

Michael Devore, Facilities Director
mdevore@ymcalouisville.org
502-242-5557

Bullitt County YMCA Program Services

Bullitt County YMCA Program Services Staff

Bullitt County YMCA Program Services Staff

Bullitt County Staff

Sharon Bryant, Sr. Program Director - Childcare
sbryant@ymcalouisville.org
502-955-6433

Angel Stanley, Bookeeper
astanley@ymcalouisville.org
502-955-6433

Site Information:

Cedar Grove
502-442-3353
Stephanie Thomas

Crossroads
502-442-3348
Adriane Motsch

Freedom
502-500-6696
Elizabeth Norton

Mount Washington
502-442-3349
Bethany White

Old Mill
502-442-3350
Tamara Gould

Overdale
502-888-7173
Madison Beard

Pleasant Grove
502-780-0600
Jason Bryant

Roby
502-442-3354
Brooklyn Hutchison

Shepherdsville
502-422-3181
Amber Tucker

Y@Work

Y@Work Staff

Y@Work Staff

Y@Work

Erik Mann, Director, Y@Work GEA
emann@ymcalouisville.org
502-452-7970

Margaret Sexton, Director, Y@Work Norton Health
msexton@ymcalouisville.org
502-629-3760

Goodwill Excel Center

Excel Center Staff

Goodwill Excel Center

Excel Center

Anne Eckert, Childcare & Child Nutrition Director
aeckert@ymcalouisville.org
502-337-3322

Amanda Sigman, Assistant Director - Goodwill Excel Center
asigmon@ymcalouisville.org
502-337-3322

YMCA Association Services Office

Association Services Staff

YMCA Association Services Staff

ASO Staff

ADMINISTRATION

Gary A. Cobbs, President/CEO
gcobbs@ymcalouisville.org
502-587-2105

DEVELOPMENT

Brianna O'Daniel, Association Development Director
bodaniel@ymcalouisville.org
502-587-2112

Dave Brennan, District Development Director
dbrennan@ymcalouisville.org
502-635-4404

Darcy Simpson, District Development Director
dsimpson@ymcalouisville.org
502-413-0556

Dennis Enix, Development & Mission Advancement Director
denix@ymcalouisville.org
502-855-6105

Deborah Hurley, Grants Specialist
dhurley@ymcalouisville.org
502-635-4400

FINANCE

Josh Zimmerman, Vice President, Finance/CFO          
jzimmerman@ymcalouisville.org
502-814-7350

Jasmine Vaughn, Accounts Payable Specialist
jvaughn@ymcalouisville.org
502-587-2108

Robyn Beard, Staff Accountant
rbeard@ymcalouisville.org
502-242-3097

Jill Ballard, Accounting Grant Management Specialist
jballard@ymcalouisville.org
502-413-0594

HUMAN RESOURCES (HR)

Lisa Dunlap, Vice President, Human Resources           
ldunlap@ymcalouisville.org
502-587-2101

Denise Wells, Administrative Support 
dwells@ymcalouisville.org
502-587-2104

Charlene Needy, HR Admin Support
cneedy@ymcalouisville.org
502-242-2772

Malik Shabazz, HR Admin Support
mshabazz@ymcalouisville.org
502-572-2611

MARKETING

Blair Downs
Director of Marketing & Communication 
bdowns@ymcalouisville.org
502-587-2113

Heather McClure, Senior Marketing and Communications Manager            
hmcclure@ymcalouisville.org
502-587-2114

Jeanne Williams, Marketing and Communications Manager            
jwilliams@ymcalouisville.org
502-587-2383

OPERATIONS / MEMBER EXPERIENCE/ MEMBERSHIP

Aleksandra Desanovski-Burns, Downtown Exec Director & Chief Administrative Officer
adburns@ymcalouisville.org
502-882-6670

Angie Gracia, Director of Business Operations
agracia@ymcalouisville.org
502-582-3618

Holly Bowles, District Administrative Director 
hbowles@ymcalouisville.org
502-635-4402

Luis Garduno, District Administrative and Operations Assistant
lgarduno@ymcalouisville.org
502-242-2992

Jada Anderson, District Administrative Assistant
janderson@ymcalouisville.org
502-413-0589

Heidi Molinari, District Administrative Assistant
hmolinari@ymcalouisville.org
502-242-5479

Katy Goodman, District Administration Assistant
kgoodman@ymcalouisville.org
502-242-5508

Lauren Biggs, District Administrative Assistant
lbiggs@ymcalouisville.org
502-242-3106

Vinnie Edwards, Associate Executive Director, Member Experience
vedwards@ymcalouisville.org
502-242-2993

ASSOCIATION YOUTH SPORTS

Main Youth Sports Phone Number: 502-587-2100

Andre Klaassen, Association Director of Sports
aklaassen@ymcalouisville.org
502-437-4077 (Cell)

Alli Stack, Regional Sports Director, Southeast Bullitt County
astack@ymcalouisville.org
502-413-0590 (Office)

Joshua Pitchford, Regional Sports Director, Oldham County
jpitchford@ymcalouisville.org
502-413-0592 (Office)

Megan Gallagher, Regional Sports Director, Southern Indiana
mgallagher@ymcalouisville.org
502-805-6525 (Cell)

Gracie Kiser, Assistant Director, Field Hockey
gkiser@ymcalouisville.org
502-208-9464 (Cell)

CORPORATE RELATIONS

Ashtyn Begley, Corporate Relations Director
abegley@ymcalouisville.org
502-523-9277

YMCA Camp Piomingo

YMCA Camp Piomingo Staff

YMCA Camp Piomingo Staff

YMCA Camp Piomingo Staff

Alex Carpenter, Program Director
acarpenter@ymcacamppiomingo.org
502-942-2616

YMCA Safe Place Services

YMCA Safe Place Services Staff

YMCA Safe Place Services Staff

YMCA Safe Place Services Staff

Matt Reed, Executive Director    
mreed@ymcalouisville.org
502-635-4403

Quan A. Founder, Associate Executive Director
qfounder@ymcalouisville.org
502-855-6108

Chelsea Ndiaye, Facility and Food Service Manager
cndiaye@ymcalouisville.org
502-635-4408

Dionne McCage, Director of Quality Assurance and Case Management Services
dmccage@ymcalouisville.org
502-635-4399

Mattie Eubank, Y-NOW Director
meubank@ymcalouisville.org
502-855-6107

Samuel Carroll, Outreach Coordinator
scarroll@ymcalouisville.org
502-635-5233

YMCA School-Age Child Care

YMCA School-Age Child Care Staff

YMCA School-Age Child Care Staff

YMCA School-Age Child Care Staff

Laura Lewter, Executive Director
llewter@ymcalouisville.org
502-635-4381

Brandon Yates, Associate Executive Director
byates@ymcalouisville.org
502-498-6253

Ben Taylor, Regional Director
btaylor@ymcalouisville.org
502-855-6103

Lisa Middelton, Regional Director
lmiddelton@ymcalouisville.org
502-855-5399

Michelle Davis, Program Director
mdavis@ymcalouisville.org
502-855-8392

Mary Graybeal, Program Director
mgraybeal@ymcalouisville.org
502-855-5394

Terralyn Hicks, Program Director
thicks@ymcalouisville.org
502-381-9883

Chaelyn Lee, Program Director
clee@ymcalouisville.org
502-855-5391

Rhonda Colbert, Program Director
rcolbert2@ymcalouisville.org 
502-855-5398

Sharon Bryant, Program Director
sbryant@ymcalouisville.org
5002-955-6433

Angel Stanley, bookkeeper
astanley@ymcalouisville.org
502-855-6102

Lindsey Mahoney, Administrative Assistant
lmahoney@ymcalouisville.org
502-855-5184

Sarah Grider, Director - Administrative Services
sgrider@ymcalouisville.org
502-635-4382

Stephanie Hamblin, Bookkeeper
shamblin@ymcalouisville.org
502-635-4411

Kelli Shultz, Staff Recruiter
kshultz@ymcalouisville.org
502-635-4385

Lakisha Wright, Bookkeeper
lwright@ymcalouisville.org
502-637-1575

 

Jefferson County Child Enrichment Program (CEP) Site Information:

Alex R. Kennedy
502-471-0265
Leangela Threats

Audubon
502-471-0194
Tammy Johnston

Bates
502-471-0206
Kristina Lawson

Bloom
502-471-4010
Lindsey Steiger

Bowen
502-471-4011
Hannah Groeschen

Brandeis
502-442-5231
Deltress Moore

Brown
502-791-3550
McKenna Lewter

Cane Run
502-471-4012
Michelle Mitchem

Carter
502-901-8305
Quantanna Sanders

Chancey
502-630-9518
Brian Spencer

Chenoweth
502-471-0294
Gemirra Petty

Coleridge Taylor
502-471-4015
Deanna Lee

Dunn
502-471-0407
Robert Fuentes  

Fairdale
502-442-3350
Tammy Gould

Farmer
502-471-4400
Candice Mitchell

Greathouse
502-471-4021
James (Russ) Coulter

Hawthorne
502-471-0640
Hartsul Bratcher

Hite
502-471-0651
Megan Cunningham

Jeffersontown
502-471-0804
Cierra Craft

Klondike
502-471-0843
Robert Smith

Laukhuf
502-471-0868
Makayla Holiday

Lincoln
502-287-9741
Cortez Hampton 

Lowe
502-471-0877
LaTasha Rogers

McFerran
502-471-4026
Damenica Redd

Middletown
502-471-4027
Tina Evensen

Norton
502-471-4031
Ajuah Baker

Norton Commons
502-631-1158
Emily Kessler

Shacklette
502-471-4036
Deetra Means

Smyrna
502-471-0655
Linda Lawrence

St. Matthews
502-645-0184
Becki Colbert

Stopher
502-618-7001
KD Moo

Trunnell
502-471-0818
Darlene Jackson

Tully
502-471-4038
Katelynn White

Wheeler
502-471-4399
Savannah Smith

Wilder
502-471-4039
Lauren Kenzer

Jefferson County Private and Parochial School- Age Child Care Staff:

Holy Trinity
502-471-0403
Stacey Mayfield

St. Margaret Mary
502-471-4231
Myviah Tucker

St. Patrick
502-471-4341
DJ McCluskey

St. Raphael
502-442-3181
Madison Beard